National Newspaper Week Oct. 5-11

One day last month, newspaper stories shined a light on the troubles, triumphs and transformations happening in communities across Pennsylvania.

Butler Eagle readers learned how businesses and residents of the state’s smallest city, Parker, would be impacted by the phased closure of UFP Industries.

In Erie, readers followed fundraising efforts to save an injured dog named Dopey. In Harrisburg, people gathered at a vigil for a teenager whose life was cut short. Philadelphia buzzed after a hard-fought Eagles win and as the Phillies closed in on the National League East title. In Sharon, a father confronted the sentencing of the person who killed his son. And in Greater Hazleton, plans emerged for the region’s largest data center.

Together, that day’s sto

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